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Luke 5:33

And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

KJV

Οἱ δὲ εἶπαν πρὸς αὐτόν· οἱ μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου νηστεύουσιν πυκνὰ καὶ δεήσεις ποιοῦνται, ὁμοίως καὶ οἱ τῶν Φαρισαίων, οἱ δὲ σοὶ ἐσθίουσιν καὶ πίνουσιν.

Greek NT

At illi dixerunt ad eum : Quare discipuli Joannis jejunant frequenter, et obsecrationes faciunt, similiter et pharisæorum : tui autem edunt et bibunt ?

Vulgate

And they said unto him, The disciples of John fast often, and make supplications; likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink.

ASV

And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees in like manner; but thine eat and drink?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Φαρισαῖος
pharisaios
noun · 101×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δέησις
deesis
noun · 18×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
νηστεύω
nesteuo
verb · 20×
πίνω
pino
verb · 73×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
πυκνός
puknos
adjective · 4×
σός
sos
possessive_pronoun · 27×
ἐσθίω
esthio
verb · 65×
Ἰωάννης
ioannes
noun · 134×
o
article · 19778×
ὁμοίως
omoios
adverb · 31×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: Οἱ | WH/NIV: Οἱ | Treg/RP: Διὰ τί οἱ
  • ΟἱSBLGNT
  • ΟἱWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • Διὰ τί οἱTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 3:25 — Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.
  • Luke 18:12 — I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
  • Luke 20:47 — Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
  • Mark 2:18 — And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
  • Mark 2:18 — And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
  • Matt 9:14 — Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
  • Matt 9:14 — Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?